obama expressed the need for direct talks. he criticized israeli settlement activity in the west bank, but he didn't back the palestinian demand for israel to immediately halt west bank's settlement construction as a prerequisite. he said the core issues are palestinian sovereignty, and israeli security. >> if we solve those two problems, the settlement problem will be solved. >> just hours before the president's speech, two rockets fired from gaza landed in southern israel, underscoring the deep divide the president's words alone cannot bridge. let's bring in our chief white house correspondent jessica yellen, in jerusalem. jessica, you attended the president's speech at the jerusalem convention center. talk a little bit about the reaction from the young people who were there. >> hi, wolf. the president said in his speech the israelis can be harsh critics, but in that event and tonight, praise for the president is pouring in. i was sitting around college students, including solders as well. and some of them told me they came